The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Walkthrough & Strategy Guide

Published: Jan 23, 2008

Prince Caspian Basics

Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian the game, like the movie, is geared toward a fairly young audience and thus finds itself to be lacking in any real complexity or depth. That being said, the few items you come across usually serve a single purpose. Here they are in no particular order.

Chests
Of particular prominence are a set number of treasure chests scattered throughout each level. When opened, each chest unlocks bonus content that can be accessed by pressing up on the level selection screen. The "upper" parts of the windows hold the bonus content, such as bonus levels, concept art and footage. Finding the chests is one thing, but opening them would be another matter because each chest requires a certain number of keys, which is usually indicated above the chest. Each chest opened contributes toward the elusive 100% completion. The level selection display keeps track of how many chests are left to be discovered out of a total possible found for that particular level.

Keys
What's a treasure chest without its keys? An unlocked chest, that is. (Har har.) But seriously, in Narnia you've got keys that open stuff, particularly locked treasure chests. Keys are relatively easy to come by and in great abundance throughout the levels. In fact, by popping in and out of areas the keys respawn in their same spots, so stack up on the keys if you ever run low.

Armor Pieces
As you collect more and more armor pieces, the more your armor grows, which then makes a difference in the amount of damage you sustain from a single blow. Although some direct hits tend to be more lethal than others, you can live quite a bit longer by strengthening your armor. You will often find silver, gold and sometimes blue pieces.

Hearts
Health is replenished by picking up hearts from downed enemy soldiers. Prolong your own life at the expense of others.

Make use of each character's strengths
In each level, you usually have a team of characters with varying abilities under your command. The special skills range from shooting arrows to throwing a grappling hook to crawling through small spaces. Progression through the game hinges on utilizing each character's abilities at the right moment. For example, targets floating over an object usually indicate that the an arrow shot from either Susan's or Caspian's bow is required to reveal a path forward.

Destroy everything
That's right. When in doubt, destroy everything in your path. Much of the objects in this game can be destroyed with wild swings. Often times, you will find crucial quest objects beneath the rubble you destroy.

Bonus Content
As mentioned previously, the more chests unlocked means more bonus content, which can be accessed by pressing up on the level selection screen. The Bonus Levels offer miniature missions of sorts that-when completed successfully based on the conditions stipulated-more bonus content is unlocked. There are four Bonus Levels in total. The other bonus content include Game Clips, Bonus Footage and Concept Art.